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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 8.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2026
Trump¡¯s $1.776 billion ¡¯weaponization¡¯ fund sparks outrage, but court challenges will be tough
Congressional Democrats have derided the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund as a slush fund to steer taxpayer dollars to Trump's political allies.
A U.S. judge has ordered South Korean game developer Krafton to reinstate the head of one of its video game studios after ruling that he had been improperly removed as part of a takeover plan hatched by ChatGPT.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2026
U.S. court rules against South Korean gaming firm over AI-hatched takeover plan
Krafton's CEO had largely followed the advice of ChatGPT during a $250 million dispute with the leaders of the Subnautica game maker Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
Venezuela's captured leader, Nicolas Maduro, attends his arraignment to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Maduro¡¯s immunity claim tests U.S. power to prosecute foreign leaders
The U.S. argues that Maduro has not been Venezuela¡¯s president following a disputed 2018 election.
A man walks past a graffiti depicting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 4, 2026
Was the U.S. capture of Venezuela¡¯s president legal?
U.S. forces had killed more than 100 people during at least 30 ?strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats from Venezuela in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of the media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York on June 1, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025
Judge extends ban on deportation of U.S. student over opposition to war in Gaza
The case that has become a flash point following a pledge by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to deport some pro-Palestinian college activists.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 21, 2025
Trump tightens grip on independent agencies, testing limits of presidential power
The agencies have for years taken pride in their independence overseeing such matters as elections, stock markets and labor unrest.
Erika Worobec successfully sued to compel Washington County, Pennsylvania, officials to notify voters if their mail-in or absentee ballot had a clerical error.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024
Ahead of U.S. election, Americans sue to ensure their votes count
Both the Democratic and Republican parties are fighting for every vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2023
Elon Musk documents subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit by U.S. Virgin Islands
The subpoena came to light in a request by the Virgin Islands to serve Musk by alternative means because it had been unable to locate and serve him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2023
Humans versus machines: The fight to copyright AI art
Many artists and companies that own creative content fiercely oppose granting copyrights to AI owners or users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2022
FTX was run as ¡¯personal fiefdom,¡¯ company attorney says
In the highest-profile crypto blowup to date, FTX filed for protection in the United States after traders pulled $6 billion from the platform in three days.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 2, 2022
Police, guns and schools protected from lawsuits over Texas shooting
As in past school shootings, families of the victims will likely find that any lawsuits will run into legal challenges that do not exist for shootings in other locations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought
Elon Musk ¡ª the world's richest man ¡ª says he wants to make Twitter an 'arena for free speech,' which alarms many who are worried about hate speech and bullying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022
U.S. gun-maker to pay Sandy Hook families $73 million in first such settlement
The nine families sued in 2014 and spent years in the courts trying to hold the firm liable, despite a U.S. law that protects gun-makers and dealers from most civil litigation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. employers wrestle with COVID-19 vaccine requirements in regulatory ¡¯hairball¡¯
Monitoring the vaccination status of staff members may require identifying those who got a COVID-19 shot with badges or bracelets, raising discrimination issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2019
Deadly California dive boat fire may put spotlight on Titanic¡¯s successful legal defense
The company that owns a scuba dive boat that caught fire and sank off California killing 34 people, may seek to limit its liability by invoking a 19th century law that has shielded vessel owners from costly disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2017
In Delaware courtroom, Takata¡¯s bankruptcy case to pit automakers against air bag injury victims
The global recall of Takata Corp.'s defective air bags widens, but legal experts said a bigger worry for car companies caught in the fallout is playing out in a U.S. courtroom
Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance
Tokyo Detention House guidelines dictate that CCTV surveillance can be used when detainees are at risk of suicide or self-harm, or when there is concern they may try to escape.
Almost half of foreign residents have experienced discrimination: government survey
Japan¡¯s foreign resident population rose 9.5% to a record 4.12 million at the end of 2025, topping 4 million for the first time, according to data from the Immigration Services Agency.
¡®There was no village¡¯: Japan¡¯s troubling pattern of family murder-suicides
Akiko Hashiguchi is one of the few people in Japan to publicly share her personal experience with muri shinj¨± under her own name. She has since been involved in parents¡¯ support work and advocacy around developmental disorders.
Japan arrests Americans over stunt at baby monkey Punch¡¯s zoo
Visitors gather in the rain to catch a glimpse of Punch the monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in April.
Visitors to Japan down 5.5% in April
Japan Tourism Agency chief Shigeki Murata has emphasized that the government will work on implementing "strategic promotions to attract visitors from more countries and regions."
¡®There was no village¡¯: Japan¡¯s troubling pattern of family murder-suicides
Akiko Hashiguchi is one of the few people in Japan to publicly share her personal experience with muri shinj¨± under her own name. She has since been involved in parents¡¯ support work and advocacy around developmental disorders.
Before city pop went global, there was Anri
Anri says younger overseas listeners first surprised her during a 2023 performance in Los Angeles, where most of the audience was in their 20s. Nearly five decades after her debut, songs such as ¡°Last Summer Whisper¡± and ¡°I Can¡¯t Stop the Loneliness¡± continue finding new fans.
Trump says ¡®nothing¡¯s changed¡¯ on Taiwan. But his words belie a big shift.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to the U.S. following his official visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on Friday.
Japan¡¯s new emissions trading program: Key climate tool or paper tiger?
A production line at a Nippon Steel plate rolling mill in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, in May 2025.
For all its nonsense, ¡®Mystery Arena¡¯ is weirdly entertaining
Afro-wigged host Momotaro Kabayama (Toshiaki Karasawa) presides over the eponymous game show in Yukihiko Tsutsumi¡¯s ¡°Mystery Arena.¡±

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Anri says younger overseas listeners first surprised her during a 2023 performance in Los Angeles, where most of the audience was in their 20s. Nearly five decades after her debut, songs such as ¡°Last Summer Whisper¡± and ¡°I Can¡¯t Stop the Loneliness¡± continue finding new fans.
Before city pop went global, there was Anri
By Patrick St. Michel

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